Category: Media (Page 25 of 45)

Key Listening for Halo Fans

October 14, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

Tom Meadows waxes absolute poetry in describing his love for the audio adventures of Hunt the Truth in his article at moviepilot.com.

Listening to HUNT the TRUTH provoked nostalgia in me, bringing back those memories of The Shadow. In some way, it felt as though I was a child again. Radio Dramas and Audio Series are more effective and popular than most people today would think. At times, if executed perfectly, can be just as much if not more entertaining than movies. I say that because unlike movies where it is unfolding before your eyes, Audio alone leaves visualization to you and you alone allowing your imagination to be mesmerized by the drama you’re hearing.

And I can honestly say, HUNT the TRUTH more than exceeded in delivering us a dramatic and thrilling tale about the Halo universe as we know it.

Are you sold? Time to go hunt for your own truth with Episode 0.

From audio tape to film strip as hit Radio 4 play from Morwenna Banks makes its way to Hollywood. Great audio drama scripts get worked into movies at times and this story about the tragedy of cancer among a group of friends is no exception. Banks who has made a name for herself writing comedic characters won the annual Tinniswood award for radio drama for the play, and when accepting the prize she thanked those who had taken a chance on a “cancer drama with laughs”, adding that Goodbye was her attempt “to make sense of the death of three friends”. All the details of Morwenna Banks, the radio play Goodbye and the subsequent film can be found in this article from The Guardian

From Radio Play to Stage Play

October 10, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

Through the years we’ve seen many adaptations from movies, stage, and novel form into the medium of audio drama. It’s rare to see the reverse, but Sam Wheeler from Bates College is taking Norman Corwin’s famous “They Fly through the Air with the Greatest of Ease” and adding stage directions and elements to contextualize to a stage play. In preparation, Mr. Wheeler read 25 scripts to get ready to bring the theatre of the mind to the theatre of the stage. Details can be found in Riley Hopkin’s article in The Bates Student.

Count Your Stages!

October 9, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

It seems like everyone everywhere are getting into the act. Radio Drama on the stage is a fantastic way to get a production mounted and shown to audiences. Main Street Theatre is no exception. October 23rd, 24th and 25th at the Native Sons Hall, in Sutter Creek, MST proudly presents “The Count of Monte Cristo” one of our favourites. If you’re in the area, go have a listen and a look see!

Details from Broadway World.

Locke & Key-ed In!

October 7, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

Long time friend of the Society and host of the awesome Radio Drama Revival, Fred Greenhalgh and his production company FinalRune Productions have worked together with Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez to reproduce their hit graphic novel Locke & Key as a powerful audio drama with over fifty actors including such stars as Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is The New Black), and Haley Joel Osment (Sixth Sense, A.I.). A great I09 review tells the tale, and be sure to download the full production on Audible.

A Little Theatre with your Curry?

October 6, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

As we wish the best for his recovery, Tim Curry explains why he loves audio theatre in this rare behind the scenes look at Tales from the Crypt the radio plays. A great reminder that Horror Month in the AD world is our favourite time of year!

General Electric Brings Back Science Fiction

October 4, 2015 / Jack / 5 Comments

In a move that adds power and credence to the medium of audio drama, the powerhouse company, General Electric is coming back to radio… or rather podio. A new podcast called “The Message,” which is a fictional eight-episode series that follows the decoding of a 70 year-old message from outer space is reminiscent of General Electric Theater and is designed to draw in a whole new generation of listeners to spark their imagination and consider the future.

I guess everything old IS new again?

Wild West Fun

October 3, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

If you grew up somewhere in late sixties to seventies in Ontario, Detroit or New York area chances are you would recognize Rocketship 7 or Commander Tom. However, if you grew up east of there, your childhood might be alit with the memory of Rex Trailer and Boomtown. Colonial Radio Theatre and Jerry Robbins new release of a six pack of episodes of The Adventures of Sergeant Billy and Corporal Sam will bring back the nostalgia in a glorious fun new way. Starring Billy O’Brien and Sam Donato of Boomtown fame, who says you can’t go home again? Grab your copy from any of your favourite places!

iTunes
http://apple.co/1N8GUm5
AUDIBLE
http://adbl.co/1LU4vW6
AMAZON
http://amzn.to/1hf0Rt6

Seasonal Frights!

October 3, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

Re-imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop’s performance of War of the Worlds at the Kiggins Theater, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)

Wilamette Radio Workshop and Re-imagined Radio have partnered again to bring back some seasonal holiday favourites from their version of War of the Worlds, to The Fall of the City, and R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) with Washington State University Vancouver.

Scott Hewitt provides the details in his article Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Radio plays scare up some chills at Kiggins for the Columbian.

Black Tapes Solid Gold

October 2, 2015 / Jack / 0 Comments

As you can imagine, we listen to a lot of new audio drama here in the Sonic Society, and whatever we podcast/broadcast, the hosts listen to intently to try to find a place in the upcoming line up. We aren’t super fussy about levels of quality because what may not be something one member likes, could be another member’s favourite. But once in a while, we find some up and coming gold.

The Black Tapes Podcast is one of those nuggets. David Ault discovered this chilling little podcast tale stylized in a docu-drama format that might be reminiscent of serial. From the minds of Paul Bae and Terry Miles from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, this spooky show was the recent subject of a Vancouver Sun article Vancouver Teacher Scores a Hit with Spooky Podcast The Black Tapes.

Go have a read for yourself, and look forward to the Black Tapes coming up on the Sonic Society next week!